DFNI Product Awards 2007 winners revealed

Nicole Mezzasalma

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Aelia and Aéroports de Paris joint venture Société de Distribution Aéroportuaire and L’Oréal Luxury Products International win three awards each

The 2007 edition of the DFNI Product Awards honoured the companies with the best new products, the best new stores and the best marketing initiatives in a record-breaking 28 categories. Aelia and Aéroports de Paris (AdP) joint venture Société de Distribution Aéroportuaire’s (SDA) new stores at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport satellite terminal S3 and L’Oréal Luxury Products International were the big winners with three awards each, while Gebr Heinemann and Estée Lauder Travel Retailing received two top accolades each.

Commenting on SDA’s success, Aelia CEO Jean-Baptiste Morin said: “While it is the customer who passes the most important judgment on any new store, we are delighted that our work at the S3 terminal has been recognised in this way. Sales since the opening of the S3 satellite have been very encouraging and we are confident of an excellent first full year of trading. Our success at S3 is also a tribute to the efforts of AdP, our partners in SDA. We have a busy year ahead of us, with the re-opening of terminal 2E at CDG and the completion of important renovation work at Orly. The recognition of the work accomplished with AdP in S3 is a timely boost and enables us to look ahead to 2008 with great confidence.”

Nuance-Watson regional managing director for North Asia Alessandra Piovesana, whose company won the Best New Watches Store for The Atrium at the Venetian Macau Resort Hotel, said: “We are delighted to win this award, especially since it goes to our first operation outside Hong Kong. I wish to thank the brands to have placed trust in this new initiative for their cooperation and the entrepreneurial spirit they put into this new partnership. I trust that the store performance and the customers’ satisfaction will prove this initiative to be a rewarding one also in the future.”
 

The full list of winners and highly commended initiatives can be found below.

Liquor

Best new product

Winner: Johnnie Walker Blue Label King George V Edition

Highly commended: Absolut 100, V&S Absolut Spirits Global Travel Retail; Glengoyne Burnfoot, Ian Macleod Distillers

Best new store

Winner: Pure & Rare, Paris Charles de Gaulle airport terminal S3, Aelia

Highly commended: Uisge Beatha, Larnaca and Paphos airports, Cyprus, CTC-ARI; Tax Free Shop, Copenhagen Kastrup airport, Denmark, Gebr Heinemann

Best marketing campaign

Winner: Bacardi Mojito Lifestyle, Bacardi Global Travel Retail Division

Highly commended: Luxury Lounge, Frankfurt International airport, Maxxium Global Travel Retail/Gebr Heinemann; Johnnie Walker Formula One “Winners Always Stay in Control”, Diageo

Confectionery

Best new store

Winner: Gebr Heinemann, Copenhagen Kastrup airport

Highly commended: Nuance-Watson (HK), Hong Kong International airport; Neuhaus shop-in-shop with Chocolate Sales & Supplies, Kuala Lumpur International airport 

Best new product

Winner: Rain of Stars, Neuhaus

Highly commended: Toblerone Fruit & Nut, Kraft Foods World Travel Retail; Earl Grey tea avelines, Favarger

Best marketing campaign

Winner: In-store promotions for Côte d’Or relaunch, Kraft Foods World Travel Retail

Highly commended: Lindt and InterBaires Win a Porsche promotion; Chocolat Weiss Rugby World Cup promotion

Beauty

Best new store

Winner: Beauty Unlimited, Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, Aéroports de Paris and Aelia joint venture Société de Distribution Aéroportuaire (SDA)

Highly commended: Runway Beauty, Barbados Grantley Adams International airport, Caribbean ARI (joint venture between Aer Rianta International and Caribbean Airways); Scent & Beauty, Nuance-Watson (HK), Hong Kong International airport SkyPlaza terminal two

Best new women’s fragrance

Winner: Tom Ford Beauty Black Orchid, Estée Lauder Travel Retailing

Highly commended: Emerald Dream, Estée Lauder Travel Retailing; Lancôme Benghal, L’Oréal Luxury Products International

Best new men’s Fragrance

Winner: Giorgio Armani Attitude, L’Oréal Luxury Products International

Highly commended: Ralph Lauren Polo Double Black, L’Oréal Luxury Products International; Calvin Klein Man, Coty Prestige

Best skincare launch

Winner: Redness Solutions, Clinique

Highly commended: Homme Dermo System, Christian Dior; The Way of the Bath Matcha Tea Body Scrub, Origins

Best new cosmetics launch

Winner: Signature Hydra Lustre Lipstick, Estée Lauder

Highly commended: Wonder Length Mascara, Clarins; Color Fever Gloss, Lancôme

Best new fragrance duo

Winners: Diesel Fuel for Life, L’Oréal Luxury Products International

Highly commended: ckIN2U, Coty Prestige

Best marketing campaign

Winner: Diesel Fuel for Life, airport campaign and viral marketing initiative

Highly commended: Lancôme Happy Boarding, various airports including Buenos Aires Ezeiza and Copenhagen Kastrup; Aer Rianta International and Chanel, Pop-up shop concept at Moscow Domodedovo airport

Jewellery

Best new store

Winner: Chow Sang Sang, SkyPlaza, Hong Kong International airport terminal two

Highly commended: Tiffany & Co, Singapore Changi airport; Swarovski boutique/Mimex Airport Retailers, Amsterdam Schiphol airport

Best new product

Winner: Mystic Fairytale collection, Misaki

Highly commended: Hommage à Gustav Klimt collection, Frey Wille; All American collection, Police

Best marketing campaign

Winner: Hot Diamonds

Highly commended: Pilgrim; Bijoux Terner

Watches

Best new store

Winner: The Atrium, Venetian Macau Resort Hotel, Nuance-Watson (HK)

Highly commended: Boutique C, Celebrity Cruise Lines/Starboard Cruise Services; Royal Quartz shop, Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, terminal S3

Best new product

Winner: cK Hypnotic, cK Watch & Jewelry Co

Highly commended: Ceramica Cronograph limited edition, Rado; Cardiac Line, Puma Time

Best marketing campaign

Winner: Swatch

Highly commended: Tissot; Montblanc

Gifts & electronics

Best new store

Winner: Ferrari airport shop, Barcelona El Prat airport

Highly commended: NewsLink, Melbourne International airport; Techshowcase, Oakland airport

Best new product

Winner: PXC 350/PXC 450 travel headphone sets, Sennheiser

Highly commended: Weather Station and Worldtime Tube clocks, Premier Portfolio; Oral B Triumph with SmartGuide, Braun

Best marketing initiative

Winner: New display systems, Dutch distributor Travel Retail Innovations

Highly commended: Wack and the Airport Palm Tree, written by Liverpool John Lennon airport chaplain Nicky Lees; Redesign of Excel Airways gifts

Fashion & leathergoods

Best new product

Winner: Zegna Sport i-jacket, Ermenegildo Zegna

Highly commended: Urban Mobility, Puma; Opto collection, Samsonite

Best new store

Winner: Uptown, Frankfurt International airport, Pier A

Highly commended: Lacoste, various locations; Reiss, London Heathrow airport, terminal three

Best marketing campaign

Winner: Kipling, Hong Kong International and Amsterdam Schiphol airports

Highly commended: MCM; Morgan & Oates

Tobacco products

Best new shop

Winner: Cave à Cigares, Paris Charles de Gaulle airport terminal S3, Aelia/Aéroports de Paris

Highly commended: La Casa del Habano, CTC-ARI, Larnaca airport; The Tax-Free Shop, Copenhagen Kastrup airport, Gebr Heinemann

Best new product

Winner: H Upmann Travel Humidor, Habanos

Highly commended: Davidoff Black & White, Imperial Tobacco; Villiger Premium Sweets and Premium Pipe Tobacco

Best marketing campaign

Winner: Henri Wintermans’ new packaging for Café Crème

Highly commended: Dunhill My Mixture merchandising; Altadis Montecristo airport concourse promotions